{"product_id":"cinema-of-generation-x","title":"Cinema of Generation X","description":"\u003cp\u003e   When Steven Soderbergh exploded onto movie screens with \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, it represented more than the arrival of an important new director--it heralded the arrival of an entire generation of important new directors. Quentin Tarantino (\u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e), Kevin Smith (\u003ci\u003eDogma\u003c\/i\u003e), David Fincher (\u003ci\u003eFight Club\u003c\/i\u003e), M. Night Shyamalan (\u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Sense\u003c\/i\u003e), Ben Stiller (\u003ci\u003eReality Bites\u003c\/i\u003e), Michael Bay (\u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e), and dozens of others are all members of Generation X, the much talked about but much misunderstood successors to baby boomers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book is a critical study of the films directed by Gen Xers and how those directors have been influenced by their generational identity. While Generation X as a whole sometimes seems to lack direction, its filmmakers have devoted their careers to making powerful statements about contemporary society and their generation's role in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Each section of the book deals with an aspect of Gen X filmmaking, including the influence of popular culture, postmodern narrative devices, \"slackerdom\" and the lack of direction, disenfranchisement and nihilism, the ever-evolving role of technology, gender issues and sexuality, the question of race, the influence of older filmmakers, and visions of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260925170008,"sku":"9780786413348","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786413348_204132cd-9558-4af3-afe3-de9040fe25d8.jpg?v=1777185033","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cinema-of-generation-x","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}